“A good host receives their guests with tea. As a special space for such hospitality, the tea room has long provided the Japanese people with a sense of peace and richness. From gardens known as roji to alcoves called tokonoma, where hanging scrolls and flowers are displayed, the spirit of omotenashi, or thoughtful hospitality, can be found throughout the tea room. The culture of tea ceremony reached its height in the 16th century and gradually spread among ordinary people during the Edo period. Although it temporarily declined following the Meiji Restoration, it experienced a revival from the Taisho period onward, particularly among the upper classes, and it became increasingly common for private homes to include their own tea rooms.
Kosoan is a traditional tea house that opened both the tea room and the main house where its owner, Mr. Nakayama, once lived to the public. Despite being located in the heart of the city, it offers a rare opportunity to enjoy tea in the quiet atmosphere of a historic traditional Japanese house. The main house was built in the late Taisho period, and in 1954, the tea room Kosoan was addedl as an annex. It was named Kosoan as it was built using old mulberry wood by the novelist Yuzuru Matsuoka, the son-in-law of Fudeko, the eldest daughter of famed novelist Natsume Soseki. In Jiyugaoka, a neighborhood that continues to evolve, Kosoan preserves the spirit of the Japanese tea ceremony while continuing to offer visitors a peaceful retreat and delicious matcha.”
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